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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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